Dr. Carla Hayden

Singer-songwriter Jayla Elise Diggs was recently invited by state senators to perform her song "The Heart of Maryland," which she hoped would be approved as Maryl;and's new state song. It wasn't.

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Songwriters lift their voices in Maryland's quest for a new state song

Dr. Carla Hayden, Amy Walters, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Rob Sivak

Singer-songwriter Jayla Elise Diggs – who sang in a recent state senate committee hearing – and Banner columnist Rick Hutzell discuss Maryland's search for a new state song.

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Council bills would curb Baltimore's proliferating smoke shops

Dr. Carla Hayden, Amy Walters, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Rob Sivak

WYPR health reporter Scott Maucione speaks with guest host Carla Hayden about efforts to limit the city's smoke shop businesses.

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Assembly update: Will Maryland lawmakers approve redistricting?

Dr. Carla Hayden, Amy Walters, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Rob Sivak

WYPR State House reporter Sarah Petrowich joins guest host Carla Hayden with the latest on the vehement debate over Gov. Moore’s plan to redraw Maryland's congressional districts.

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'The City That Reads': The power of libraries & literacy in Baltimore

Dr. Carla Hayden, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Rob Sivak

Guest host Dr. Carla Hayden, ex-Librarian of Congress and former CEO of Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Library, explores Black history books, talks with the Pratt's current CEO and meets members of a youth literacy group.